Super EPA
by NOW · softgel capsule · 240 softgels
- Off the market since September 2011 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01683 6
- DSLD label 2851
- Serving 2 softgels
- 120 servings
Super EPA by NOW lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 4 IU of vitamin E and 2 g of natural fish oil concentrate, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Super EPA?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 18 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 4% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.3 g | Higher than 62% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.6 g. | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Protein | 0.5 g | 1% | 96% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol) | 4 IU | 15% | 95% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 8 IU. |
| natural Fish Oil concentratenatural Fish Oil concentrate Note: 2,000 mg | 2 g | Higher than 71% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acids Note: 1,200 mg | 1.2 g | Higher than 83% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 720 mg | Higher than 84% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,440 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 480 mg | Higher than 80% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 960 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2851 (entered December 23, 2011), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 95% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 4 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).
The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Super EPA's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Omega3Dr. LaMar's Products 8 shared, 85% alike
- Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPANOW 8 shared, 82% alike
- Burp-less Fish Oil 1200 mgNature Made 8 shared, 82% alike
- RxOmega-3 Factors Pharmaceutical Grade EPA 400 mg / DHA 200 mgNatural Factors · off the market 8 shared, 82% alike
- OptiMega-3Bioclinic Naturals 8 shared, 82% alike
- Omega 3 Fish Oil 1290 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe · off the market 8 shared, 82% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 2 softgels 1 to 2 times daily, preferably with meals. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) CoQ10 and Tru-E BioComplex(TM).
- Warnings
- Contains fish (sardines, anchovies, mackerel) and soy derivatives.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Please Recycle.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 2851.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY GMP ASSURED.
How many labels does Super EPA have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 2851 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market September 7, 2011 · 240 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01683 6
DSLD also links this label to: Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Super Omega EPA Fish Oil (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), BLOOMINGDALE, IL, Made in the U.S.A.. All NOW products.